Research Article
Long-Term Mortality Outcomes According to the Frequency of Right Ventricular Pacing in Veterans
| | <20% RVP | >80% RVP | |
| | Number of patients | 565 | 4968 | | | Age at implant (years) | 66.67 | 72.10 | | | Male | 552 (98%) | 4889 (98%) | | | Rate responsiveness | 516 (91%) | 4732 (95%) | | | Pacemaker type: | | | | | Single chamber | 182 (32%) | 887 (18%) | | | Dual chamber | 383 (68%) | 4081 (82%) | | Indication: | | | | | Sinus node dysfunction | 373 (66%) | 2782 (56%) | | | Atrioventricular block | 192 (34%) | 2186 (44%) | | Average followup (years) ± SE | 5.1 ± 2.5 | 5.3 ± 2.4 | | | Deaths | 126 (22.3%) | 1113 (22.4%) | | | Average time to death (years) (95% confidence interval) | 4.34 (3.98–4.70) | 4.72 (4.60–4.84) | |
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RVP = right ventricular pacing.
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